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Pirelli tests new tyres at Fiorano
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 02:00
Pirelli have begun testing for their 2017 tyres on Ferrari's 2014 F14-T in the hands of Jean-Eric Vergne around Fiorano on Tuesday. 2016-size tyres with 2017 prototype elements were put on track, with 2017-size tyres to ...
Sauber to miss post Spanish GP test
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 02:50
Sauber has endured a troubled start to the 2016 season Sauber will be absent from the post Spanish Grand Prix test at Barcelona next week. The Swiss team has announced that it will sit out the two-day hit out as it does ...
Analysis: Kvyat/Verstappen swap not just about Russian GP 'disaster'
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 12:20
While Daniil Kvyat's disastrous Russian GP didn't help, it was far from the only factor in Red Bull's decision to promote Max Verstappen, as Jonathan Noble explains. When well-informed sources dropped the bombshell on We...
Dillon living up to potential in 3rd full NASCAR season
Miami Herald - 5 May 2016 00:07
Austin Dillon was safe at home twice this week. …
Kravitz on the Red Bull swap
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 18:30
The Red Bull driver swap: So what's all this about then? Ted Kravitz: "As emotionless as it seems, swapping Daniil Kvyat for Max Verstappen is actually very useful for Red Bull as it kills a whole aviary with one stone: ...
Marko: Kvyat was very inconsistent
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 15:40
Red Bull's driver Helmut Marko consultant has explained the reasoning behind dropping Daniil Kvyat from the energy drinks organisation's top tier team, back to the Toro Rosso, was to protect the Russian while diffusing t...
Verstappen replaces demoted Kvyat at Red Bull
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 11:40
Red Bull has demoted Russian driver Daniil Kvyat and replaced him with Max Verstappen for the rest of the Formula One season, starting from next week's Spanish Grand Prix. The 18-year-old Verstappen's promotion from feed...
Raikkonen in hot water over motocross track
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 11:20
Kimi Raikkonen is under fire for building a motocross circuit on his land in Finland without obtaining the necessary permits. Yle, the Finnish broadcaster, reports that local residents have complained to authorities abou...
Ferrari boss worried about Vettel's gearbox
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 10:50
Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene left Russia concerned that Sebastian Vettel's crashes with Daniil Kvyat might have caused damage to the gearbox. According to Speed Week, an investigation showed that there was damage, an...
Clint Bowyer navigating rough bridge season to Stewart-Haas
Miami Herald - 5 May 2016 23:23
Clint Bowyer will be a busy man this weekend at Kansas Speedway. …
Pujolar confirms split with Toro Rosso
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 23:10
Max Verstappen's former race engineer Xevi Pujolar has confirmed his departure from Toro Rosso, as revealed by Motorsport.com earlier. In the wake of Verstappen's switch to Red Bull, and talk of tension between the Dutch...
Haas F1 run with new-spec Ferrari engine from Spanish GP
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 22:50
Haas F1 run with new-spec Ferrari engine from Spanish GP Haas Formula 1 team will run with Ferrari's latest specification power unit from the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Autosport revealed. Ferrari made a v...
Paddock Reaction to the Verstappen/Kvyat switch
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 22:30
Read what various people from F1 think about the Verstappen/Kvyat switch. The man getting promoted to the former World Champion team was obviously pretty pleased: Very proud to be part of @redbullracing and many thanks t...
Free access for fans for Renault filming day at Silverstone
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 21:20
Fans will be given free access to the Silverstone Circuit for Renault's filming day on Friday. Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer will be driving their R.S.16 throughout the day, following the team's first points-scoring ...
TEN Russian Grand Prix facts
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 21:20
TEN Russian Grand Prix facts (Images credit Mercedes AMG F1) 1) Championship leader Nico Rosberg's victory was his seventh in a row, and fourth of 2016. The German equaled the achievement of compatriot the F1 legend Mich...
Haas F1 team to switch to Ferrari's new spec engine from Spanish GP
Auto Sport - 5 May 2016 20:59
The Haas Formula 1 team has decided to run the new-spec Ferrari engine at next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, Autosport has learned
Toro Rosso set for fresh engineering staff changes
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 20:30
Toro Rosso's mid-season changes appear not to just be limited to drivers, with the team also poised to complete an engineering reshuffle that could lead to the departure of Max Verstappen's race engineer Xevi Pujolar. On...
Helmut Marko says Kvyat couldn't handle Ricciardo pressure
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 19:40
Spanish Grand Prix – Red Bull boss Dr. Helmut Marko says that the decision to drop Daniil Kvyat from the senior squad was taken after the Russian Grand Prix. Kvyat has been moved aside to the junior Toro Rosso team, th...
Q&A with Max Verstappen
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 19:40
On his first day at Milton Keynes, new boy Max Verstappen took part in a brief Q&A with his new team. On hearing the news...Max Verstappen: Well, of course I was very happy. A bit shocked as well - I didn't expect it, bu...
Verstappen thanks Red Bull & Marko for promotion
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 19:20
Spanish Grand Prix – Newly promoted Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has thanked the team for giving him the chance to step up to the senior squad. Verstappen, who made his debut last year with Toro Rosso, has been promo...
Kvyat out, Verstappen in - What is going on at Red Bull?
Total F1 - 5 May 2016 18:50
In a move that's rocked the Formula 1 world, Red Bull announced today that Max Verstappen will be replacing Daniil Kvyat with the latter demoted to their sister team Toro Rosso. Kvyat came under fire after a disappointin...
Mercedes F1 team forced into problems by Ferrari threat
Auto Sport - 5 May 2016 18:49
Mercedes' technical problems in recent races are a result of the growing threat of Formula 1 rival Ferrari, according to team chief Toto Wolff